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Comment thougts on troll (Score 1) 278

by cm2500 (#26181187) Attached to: Apple Disables Egyptian iPhones' GPS
Slashdot uses the following definition of troll:

Troll -- A Troll is similar to Flamebait, but slightly more refined. This is a prank comment intended to provoke indignant (or just confused) responses. A Troll might mix up vital facts or otherwise distort reality, to make other readers react with helpful "corrections." Trolling is the online equivalent of intentionally dialing wrong numbers just to waste other people's time.

Which is perhaps unfortunately vague. Some discussions have revealed people to take that definition to include such things as "disagree" or "factually inaccurate". One would probably hope that was not the aim at slashdot when the moderation system was designed, but it is what is is.

Comment troll education (Score 1) 75

Not sure how many people are familiar with how slashdot defines troll...
  • Troll -- A Troll is similar to Flamebait, but slightly more refined. This is a prank comment intended to provoke indignant (or just confused) responses. A Troll might mix up vital facts or otherwise distort reality, to make other readers react with helpful "corrections." Trolling is the online equivalent of intentionally dialing wrong numbers just to waste other people's time.

Comment Does that really meet troll? (Score 1) 2

by cm2500 (#26180989) Attached to: Nice try, troll, but you fail.
Slashdot has the following definition of troll:

Troll -- A Troll is similar to Flamebait, but slightly more refined. This is a prank comment intended to provoke indignant (or just confused) responses. A Troll might mix up vital facts or otherwise distort reality, to make other readers react with helpful "corrections." Trolling is the online equivalent of intentionally dialing wrong numbers just to waste other people's time.

Comment Re:Your "American" car is full of Chinese stuff (Score 1) 341

by cm2500 (#26180797) Attached to: Chinese Automaker Unveils First Electric Car

How this guys post can be a troll is beyond me...

Well, the definition of troll on slashdot isn't quite the same as elsewhere on the internet:

Troll -- A Troll is similar to Flamebait, but slightly more refined. This is a prank comment intended to provoke indignant (or just confused) responses. A Troll might mix up vital facts or otherwise distort reality, to make other readers react with helpful "corrections." Trolling is the online equivalent of intentionally dialing wrong numbers just to waste other people's time.

Perhaps someone was so nationalistic that they felt Canadian manufacturing does not count as "American"?

Comment Re:A new companion? (Score 1) 303

by cm2500 (#26180771) Attached to: Canadians Miss Out On Doctor Who Season Finale
Oddly enough slashdot uses a different definition of troll:

Troll -- A Troll is similar to Flamebait, but slightly more refined. This is a prank comment intended to provoke indignant (or just confused) responses. A Troll might mix up vital facts or otherwise distort reality, to make other readers react with helpful "corrections." Trolling is the online equivalent of intentionally dialing wrong numbers just to waste other people's time.

Comment Context (of the comments) please? (Score 1) 58

by cm2500 (#26180673) Attached to: Trolls and Flamebait... for being a girl upset at rape.
Depending on the context of your comments, they may have met the slashdot definitions of either troll or flamebait. Some people don't realize that slashdot has its own definitions for the moderations. Many people disagree with them, but they are what they are. In particular:
  • Flamebait -- Flamebait refers to comments whose sole purpose is to insult and enrage. If someone is not-so-subtly picking a fight (racial insults are a dead giveaway), it's Flamebait.
  • Troll -- A Troll is similar to Flamebait, but slightly more refined. This is a prank comment intended to provoke indignant (or just confused) responses. A Troll might mix up vital facts or otherwise distort reality, to make other readers react with helpful "corrections." Trolling is the online equivalent of intentionally dialing wrong numbers just to waste other people's time.

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